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“There is a growing interest in relationships between the environment, emotion, and disease. This study offers insight into how the social world gets under the skin,” says Gretchen Hermes, first author of a report that suggests social isolation and neglect can trigger fear and anxiety, making female rats more susceptible to cancer. The study shows that isolation and stress result in a 3.3-fold increase in the risk of developing cancer among rats with naturally occurring mammary tumors.
U. CHICAGO/YALE (US)—Social isolation and related stress could contribute to human breast cancer susceptibility. The finding is part of an ongoing effort to identify environmental contributions to cancer risk. Continue…
